King James Version
1 Chronicles 2:28 in the King James Version says “And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.” — study this verse from 1 Chronicles chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.”
1 Chronicles 2:28 · KJV
Jerahmeel had also another wife, whose name was Atarah; she was the mother of Onam.
And the sons of Ram the firstborn of Jerahmeel were, Maaz, and Jamin, and Eker.
And the sons of Onam were, Shammai, and Jada. And the sons of Shammai; Nadab, and Abishur.
And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid.
And the sons of Nadab; Seled, and Appaim: but Seled died without children.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
“And the sons”
H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or
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